Christmas Fun

Holiday Happenings

We have really enjoyed this holiday season. It is so wonderful to live near our family. We are also grateful for all our friends we hear from at this special time of year. We have been busy. Nelson and Alli put up the Christmas tree for us this year. I loved sitting on the couch watching them. ~ Nelson started vacation on the 20th after a chocolate fondue Christmas party in his class room. (Of course, I went!) It has been fun having him home this last week and really fun not having to get up at 6:30 am. :) We had Christmas at the Reedy Grandparents on Friday because they were heading out of town the next day. It was a full house over there with all of Shawna's family together. Saturday night we headed to the Harward Grandparents to spend a couple of days. It was so warm we enjoyed being outside. Alli really wanted to be in her swim suit. After opening gifts we spent several hours building the remote control lego dinosaur Nelson got. It was sooooo cool. We spent Christmas at our house with just the four of us. We spent Christmas day building a roller coaster Nelson got. Alli spent time outside riding her new bike and playing with her friend, Claire. They dressed up like princesses and went for a walk. It has been a joyful Christmas. We are looking forward to the new year and fireworks.

Never Have Dry Hair Again

Well, Alli figured out the secret to everlasting soft, moisturized hair. Yeah, it turns out that you will never have to use conditioner again if you put an entire container of vaseline on your hair. That jar of vaseline has been on her dresser for several months now. Who would of thought . . . not me. So, I went right to the internet for advice. The most promising was the corn starch theory. Supposedly it soaks up the vaseline and then washes out with shampoo. That didn't work, so next came the raw egg. That didn't work either. She was very patient with all the different experiments though she did look at me a little strange when I poured the egg on her head. Next we tried glycerin because I read a bar of glycerin soap worked for some people. I couldn't find soap, but I did find a bottle of glycerin. That with the Prell shampoo didn't work either. Oh, well. That night a friend braided it for her. She has been wearing it that way for three days now. She said she didn't think she was going to that any more. I hope not. Maybe I should move the jar of vaseline off her dresser just in case. (Yes, it is still sitting there.)